Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CVE-2013-5149
Summary
The Push Notifications subsystem in Apple iOS before 7 provides the push-notification token to an app without user approval, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via an app that employs a crafted push-notification registration process.
- MEDIUM
- NETWORK
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- PARTIAL
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CWE-264 - Permissions Privileges and Access Controls
CWE 264 (permissions, privileges, and access controls) is not a weakness in and of itself, rather it is a category of weaknesses related to the management of permissions, privileges, and other security features used to perform access control. If not addressed, the weaknesses in this category allow attackers to gain privileges for an unintended sphere of control, access sensitive information, and execute arbitrary commands.
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Advisory Timeline
- Published